Social Worker Thompson Peak

HonorHealth; Scottsdale (AZ); On-site; USD 60,000 - 78,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus up to $5,000

Day shift with rotating weekends

Job summary

HonorHealth Thompson Peak Medical Center is seeking a Case Management professional to coordinate care across inpatient and outpatient settings. You will work with patients, families, and care teams to ensure smooth transitions, proper discharge planning, and access to community resources.

The role emphasizes advocacy, collaboration, and adherence to standards of care. The position is day shift (8:00am - 4:30pm), Monday to Friday with rotating weekends, located at Thompson Peak Pkwy Scottsdale,

Qualifications

• Master's in Social Work is required; preferred candidates have advanced credentials.
• 1 year as a Licensed Social Worker is required.
• 2 years of case management experience preferred.
• 3 years as a Licensed Social Worker preferred.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate care across inpatient/outpatient episodes to ensure smooth transitions.
• Communicate discharge plans, physician and payer information, and community resources.
• Collaborate with healthcare teams to optimize patient outcomes and cost-effective care.
• Advocate for patients and families within applicable laws and guidelines.

Skills

Case management

Licensed Social Worker

Education

Master's Degree in Social Work - Required

Master's Degree in Social Work - Preferred

Job description

Primary City/State:

Thompson Peak Medical Center - 7400 E Thompson Peak Pkwy Scottsdale, AZ 85255

Category:

Case Management

Shift:

Day

Department:

Case Management

• up to $5,000 Sign-On Bonus
• Located at E Thompson Peak Pkwy & N. Scottsdale Healthcare Dr
• 8:00am - 4:30pm. Monday to Friday and rotating weekends
• Experience for WIS Service Line is preferred but not required

Great care starts with great people. (Like you.)

At HonorHealth, you'll find something special. From humble beginnings in 1927 to one of Arizona's largest nonprofit healthcare systems, our culture is built on warmth and neighborly kindness. Behind every smile is a highly skilled professional with deep expertise and an unwavering dedication to what matters most - caring for the health and well-being of people and communities across the greater Phoenix area.

Responsibilities:

Job Summary

Accountable for an assigned caseload, works collaboratively with patients, caregivers, healthcare providers, and external partners to ensure that care is coordinated and complex information is provided across the health care continuum, resulting in a smooth transition of care with positive patient/family experience, outcomes, high quality, and cost-effective care.

Essential Functions

• Collaborates with patients/caregivers early in the inpatient, and/or outpatient episode in preparation for discharge to include supportive care, end-of-life decisions, community resources/programs, goal setting, and long-term planning needs. Interviews, identifies and executes safe post-acute interventions to include pre/post discharge home visits, behavioral health service coordination, guardianship, repatriation, adoptions, CPS, APS, ALTAC, etc. Assesses readmission risk and barriers to care outpatient including home support, medication management, expectation, etc. Initiates and assists patients with advance directives.
• Facilitates smooth and timely transition from acute care to the appropriate level of care by providing communication of clinical information and plan of care between the hospitalists, specialists and PCP, as well as other key providers. Communicates financial obligations and other key information pertinent to the discharge plan to the patient, family, MPOA, etc. Assures effective transition and final hand-off to the next appropriate level acuity case management team. Communicates key information regarding inpatient stay and discharge plans to payer in order to obtain authorization for services.
• Promotes a collaborative process and communication between all health care team members, inclusive patients/clients, families and significant others to ensure the process of integrated care services are targeted, appropriate, and beneficial to the population served from admission through the discharge process. Participates in the development and maintenance of Case Management metrics. Maintains and manages to caseload
• May act as a patient advocate through the continuum and is available to the physician, patient and family as a resource to facilitate communication and monitors patient care to ensure that the patient receives quality care through the use of standards of care and evidence based practice guidelines. Advocates utilizing knowledge of applicable laws, regulations, government and insurance benefits as well as practice guidelines and standards of practice.
• Performs other related duties as assigned or requested.

Education

• Master's Degree in Social Work - Preferred
• Master's Degree in Social Work - Required

Experience

• 1 year as a Licensed Social Worker, and/or successful completion of health related field placement in Master's level Social Work Program - Required
• 2 years in case management - Preferred
• 3 years as a Licensed Social Worker - Preferred
• Other Experience in management of behavioral health patients - Preferred

Licenses and Certifications

• Case Management Certification - Preferred
• Case Mgmt/Social Services\LMSW - Licensed Medical Sw Must have one of the following current licensure:
  LSW (Licensed Social Worker)
  LMSW (Licensed Master Social Worker)
  LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker) - Required

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